Lilly Goes to Kindergarten

 Lilly's first day of school at Walled Lake Elementary.

Lilly and her teacher, Ms. Flowers on her first day of kindergarten.

 

Lilly joined me this year at my school, Walled Lake Elementary. We go to school together each morning! It was an adjustment at first, having a partner in crime each morning, but now that we've been doing this for several weeks, we are both use to our new routine. It's nice having her at school with me. I get to see her in the hallways, outside walking in from recess, heading to art and much more. It's fun to see her, plus it doesn't feel like I am away from her all day. She LOVES her teacher and loves going to school. She's becoming less shy during her school days; she'll talk to most of the teachers and answer their questions. I love that everyone is looking out for her. I knew that when I brought her to my school, she'd be taken care of, and she definately is. This couldn't be a better place for her to grow as a 5 year old and a learner!

Summers Over

 Lilly had Laurel and Emma spend the night. They were so excited to spend the day and night together!

 We went to Torch Lake with my friends from work. The girls loved playing in the sand, swimming and just doing whatever. Both nights we had a bonfire and rosted marshmellows. Torch Lake is absolutely beautiful, I hope to go again!

 We watched Sagan over night while my sister and Saylor went to a wedding. He's a doll and we loved having him. Lilly is such a big help. This was a glimps into what our lives are going to be like soon.

 One weekend we took Sophie and Will with us out to the cottage. The kids had a ball swimming, running around and just being kids.

And, we wrapped up our summer by taking a last trip out to the cottage. I love this picture of Lilly and my dad. They were in deep conversation!
Summer's over, which means time to get back to the hustle and bustle of school, work, dance and busy schedules! I'm thankful for the time that I had off.

Welcome Baby Genevieve

My brother and his wife Stacie welcomed their new baby girl, Genevieve Magdalene. Preston and Malaina are great siblings already. Malaina especially loves to help Stacie with everything! Sweet Genevieve is doing well. Can you believe all the dark hair? Stacie and Ryan's kids are always born with a full head of hair and they don't lose it! We are all very excited for them! Congrats you two! xo

Farm Camp at Hess Hathaway Farm

Lilly went to farm camp with her friends Kaylin, Caroline and Caitlyn. She LOVED it! Each day the kids learned about a different animal. They also fed the animals and got to pet them. Lilly's favorite animal was the bunny! Each day they were there, the kids would sit in a circle and the bunny would hop around. She loved it so much that she asked if she could go everyday for the rest of the summer.

Summer Fun

Summer is in full swing! We've been busy pretty much everyday! Lilly has had many play dates with friends that she doesn't always get to see during the school year and I've gotten to catch up with their moms! We've also celebrated several birthday's this summer, which means lots of parties! Of course, when we can, we've squeezed time on the boat at my sisters house and dips in the lake at my parents. Lilly would prefer a pool over the lake, but will make the best of it. We had the chance to swim at my girlfriends pool, and Grandma Cookie's pool, they were both beautiful! When I leave any pool, it always makes me want one of my own. And, of course we've spent time with family. June has passed and July is on it's way out. Memories have been made! We have about 4 1/2 weeks left of summer, which means more fun!

Florida 2013 Family Trip

Getting ready to head to Magic Kingdom. The kids were so excited! 

We're here!! We met Stacie's sister, Dina and her daughter Payton. 

We met some of her favorite Disney Characters. 

Lilly went to the princess castle to get made up by the fairy godmothers. Here's here before shot.

Here is the after shot of our Princess. Her poor head hurt so bad. They used so much goop. Her hair was out of the up-do before we left the park. 

 When we weren't at Disney, we stayed home and swam. The kids LOVED having a swimming pool right outside our door.

 

                                          One night we went to Celebration for dinner.

 That same night, we walked around and got ice cream. The kids are sitting near a pond that had 2 baby alligators swimming around in it. Honestly, the kids could put their hands in the water, there was nothing there to keep the alligators from walking up. Kinda crazy!

It was an awesome trip! We had a great time at Disney, however I don't feel the need to go back for many years. We also went to Animal Kingdom. The favorite part of Animal Kingdom was the Safari Ride. The kids loved swimming in the pool everyday. Lilly went from relying on a life jacket, to swimming underwater and jumping in.
For some reason I can't get my hands on more pictures. It was the entire family, mom, dad, sis, Saylor, Sagan, Ryan, Stacie, Preston, Malaina and us.It was a wonderful start to our summer!